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How playing home, away from home, cost Harambee Stars

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Harambee Stars defender Alphonse Omija dribbles past Simon Adingra of Ivory Coast during their 2026 World Cup Qualifiers match at Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe on June 11 2024. [FKF Media]

The four dropped points by Harambee Stars in their back to back matches away from home in Lilongwe, Malawi might come to haunt their 2026 World Cup qualification dreams.

While Engin Firat's charges were made to pay for their complacency and profligacy in the final phase in draws against Burundi (1-1) and African champions Ivory Coast (0-0), their Group F rivals Burundi and Gabon bagged maximum points to put pressure on leaders Elephants ahead of next year's fixtures.

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